Guys, I watched Dads last night. I feel like you didn't. Sometimes, even if I'm watching a show in real time, I get this sense that nobody's watching it with me, and last night I felt like I was alone in a movie theater watching a movie I would later lie about having seen. Anyway, if you were also in this theater, please give me a shout in the comments and let me know. I'd feel a lot better. Look, I will be honest: Based on early clips and buzz, I was expecting an unmitigated train wreck when it came to Dads. It's not a train wreck. There were some funny jokes. There were also some unfunny jokes. I mean, we all have a prejudiced grandpa or uncle, and I do think that as the well-adjusted people we are, we can find the SMH comedy in such characters. But jokes where older dudes just walk into a room and ask if video games are called "Punch the Puerto Rican"—or randomly demand to be shown "the gay guy" in the office—are not exactly artful ways in. And frankly, when a show comes from master of touchy stuff Seth MacFarlane, you expect read more

It looks like AMC has taken note of how amped up we all are watching the final episodes of Breaking Bad: The network has decided to wrap up its original hallmark drama, Mad Men, with the same arrangement. Mad Men's final season will be split into two parts: Seven episodes will air in spring 2014, and seven will air in spring 2015. I have to be honest: Though I've come to appreciate this strategy with Breaking Bad, I don't love it for Mad Men. Breaking Bad is a dynamic, action-driven drama with a talent for searing things into our memories—and I've still had to go back now and again to remind myself what past events current episodes are referencing. (Think the whole Jesse revelation regarding Walt and ricin from a few episodes back.) Mad Men, on the other hand, is deliberately slow, subtle, and laced with symbols. I feel like I've been watching it for a decade. Part of the fun with Mad Men is wondering what it all means; thinking about what will happen at the end of Mad Men is much wider, abstract daydreaming than thinking about the end of a show like Breaking Bad. And I guess read more

There simply aren't that many people on reality TV I feel I could stand to see a little more of. But all through the ups, downs, and overturned tables of Real Housewives of New Jersey, I've maintained a firm loyalty to Caroline Manzo—and I love her family. I mean, Lauren is the best. And I spent my brief time living in Hoboken keeping an eagle's eye out for Albie and Chris. (Look, I'm not exactly hot to admit such things, but this seems like the forum.) Now, the little sidewalk stalker in me can rejoice: Caroline and her family are getting their very own Bravo show. Are you ready for the title? Manzo'd With Children. I was already 90 percent in, now I'm 100 percent in, with fresh-grated Parmesan on top. Let's do this. Also, not sure if we have any Aunt Fran fans in the house (remember her pig?), but she'll be in the show along with the kids. I like Aunt Fran, though she's only my second favorite Aunt Fran who lives in New Jersey, after my real one. Meanwhile, my question is: Can we get some Dina in the mix as well? Not at the expense of read more

The new fall TV season kicked off officially last night with Fox's big swing of a period drama: Sleepy Hollow is a crime drama that transports Ichabod Crane (you remember Ichabod Crane from fourth-grade English class, right?) and the Headless Horseman to modern day. What? I thought when I first heard about this. No. I'm not getting invested in something that silly. Then I saw Tom Mison and was like well...maybe...in the name of literature...I shall give it a chance. (It doesn't hurt that the female lead, cub cop Nicole Beharie, has been a minor obsession of mine since 42.) And though my reasons for giving Sleepy Hollow a chance were maybe not the deepest, I was actually pleasantly surprised by the show. I'll say this for it: For a show with such a fantastical concept, Sleepy Hollow feels unexpectedly grounded. They don't belabor the whole "huh? But how!" aspect, which I like; we're all here, we've all committed to watch this, it's OK not to spend episode upon episode just addressing the fact that this is a crazy stretch of the imagination. Perhaps because the writers know this—we're all already willing to indulge in a time-traveling situation—they're also pretty read more

I know I didn't exactly establish myself as the most objective princess-movie critic when I flagged you all down to say I cried throughout the Diana trailer. But if anyone's going to have tears while watching this first trailer for Grace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman as the Philadelphia actress turned monarch, those tears are going to be of the art-related, fashion-related, "OMG too much beauty for these eyes" variety. It's just so gorgeous. I have to admit that I wasn't sure about Nicole as Grace Kelly when I saw the first pics, but something about watching her in motion is goose-bump-inducing. She's got it, and I can't wait to see more. What do you think? Photo: Warner Bros read more

I am starting to get it: Katy Perry's new album is gonna be all about rousing, you-can-do-it, so-get-up-and-do-it anthems. The second single from PRISM is here, it's called "Dark Horse," and it gets a little edge infusion from Juicy J, who raps in it. It's not super loud (actually, that's another thing I like about where we're headed with KP—this new stuff feels a little less yelly, don't you think?). And any song where a lady gets to be Aphrodite, a storm, a bird, and a horse all in the span of three and a half minutes is just fine by me. How are you feeling about Katy's new stuff? Photo: VEVO read more

This is a genuine question: Where do we get our news on celebrities unfollowing their celebrity lovers on Twitter? We're all so busy these days, I just can't imagine that someone somewhere is taking 30 seconds out of their routine for months on end, making sure famous boyfriend-girlfriends are still tracking each other's dispatches. The most reasonable scenario I can think of is one in which a little elf sits inside a WiFi-enabled tree, tracking troubled star couples' Twitter moves on Followercheck full-time. The little elf, wherever he may be, scored a big scoop this morning: Miley Cyrus has unfollowed fiance Liam Hemsworth on Twitter. Forget the twerks heard 'round the world, and the fact that Liam has looked grumpy in public for roughly nine months now (disclaimer: it could just be his face). This is apparently the ultimate sign of trouble in paradise. And just how did it become the ultimate sign of trouble in paradise? I think the first time a story like this made my radar was when Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher unfollowed each other after their breakup—a move that made extra-large waves since she had to change her handle from "mrskutcher" to "justdemi." (Crazy how, read more

Here's what made watching last night's Breaking Bad—which will unquestionably go down in TV history as one of the most dramatic episodes of any series ever—such an uncommon experience: it was as traumatic as anything that's not actually real could feel. In other words, it was sort of halfway between having a bad dream and waking up from one—it isn't real life, and but it's still something that happened. We saw it. And it was awfully tough to watch. Lemme just break down for you my many emotional phases of taking in that brutal 47 minutes of television last night (and you let me know if you felt the same). Coming into it, I was in denial. There's got to be a way everyone can come out of this standoff alive, right? I'm sure the guy with the swastika on his neck has just been waiting for the right time to reveal his sensitive, reasonable side. Then: wait, wait! indignation. Are we not even gonna talk about Gomez? We sort of glossed over Gomez here, guys! Complete and utter despair as we lost Hank. Dread, realizing we were only minutes into the episode, and if THIS already happened... Brief, twisted read more

I was sorta in and out when it came to Twitter over the weekend, so for a minute there I thought maybe Britney Spears and her legion of fans were just being inspirational/bossy with all this talk of "Work, bitch." But it turns out "Work Bitch" is an actual song, which you can get acquainted with below. It's quite dance-y. My favorite part isn't actually a part: I thought she was saying "whip it out" at the end, which conjured "It. Out." memories of Elaine on Seinfeld, but she's saying "Work it out." Leave it to somebody who actively enjoys misquoting songs to make that mistake. Whaddaya think? Photo: Getty read more

There's been a flurry of press this morning about Nina Davuluri, the new Miss America. There always is after one of these crown-passings (like, "heavy is the head" indeed. Have you seen those things? I hope everybody has a good chiropractor). Truth be told, I'm usually kinda over it before I'm under it, but reading up on Miss New York Nina this morning, I couldn't help but fall totally in love with her. I just feel like she's one of us. But don't take my vague fake-friend-feelings word for it: Here are five reasons I'm legitimately psyched about the new Miss America. 5) Because there are few better ways to jump-start your Monday than an energetic lady-first—and in this moment, Nina became the first Indian-American woman ever to win the pageant. 4) Because she punched right through the typical pageant-perfection illusion by copping to struggles with body image and bulimia. I find this so refreshing: Davuluri recently told Syracuse.com that "I had bad asthma, I gained a lot of weight, and I stepped back and thought: I'm not going to live long unless I change." And that she reviles the word "skinny." 3) Because she kept her cool even when read more

Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" is getting a new anchor. A new anchorwoman, to be precise: Lorne Michaels told The New York Times today that Cecily Strong will join Seth Meyers at the desk in this season's premiere episode, then eventually transition to solo anchoring. So: Wow. I mean, this is awesome. Cecily is a firecracker, and it's amazing to see the comedy equivalent of a gutsy cub reporter win the seat so quickly. Of course, we have to talk about the obvious casualty here: The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party. After announcing the news, Meyers followed up with a tweet on the subject: As for The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with, it's prob safe to assume that she died somewhere, mid-conversation.— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) September 15, 2013 Or we could just go ahead and give her her own movie. A few more interesting official-change notes from the Michaels interview: — The longtime SNL producer is considering having Meyers continue to co-host "Weekend Update" even after he's moved on to host Late Night. — There are two more new cast members in addition to the ones we told you read more

Anyone who's picked up our October issue is already well aware how flat-out gorgeous one Kerry Washington is, but will you just look at how hawt the rest of the Scandal gladiators are in these new season-three portraits? I mean, once you've finished obsessing over what the umbrellas and rain could mean symbolically. (Umbrellas are the new white hats?) Jake looks skinny, no? Of course Huck manages to out-emo rain itself. Fitz does his best pensive diplomat walk. Abby proves you can do the Tyra smize and the Abby cynic-mouth simultaneously. But let's be real, Harrison's smize laughs in the face of Abby's smize. Cyrus feels the red umbrella is patronizing him. Guys, I know I shouldn't, but I have the biggest crush on David Rosen. Quinn is probably thinking about killing people right now. COME AT ME BRO. COME AT ME! —Mellie We're not voting. Photo: ABC read more

Because we're nearly a century into the movie business, true firsts are as rare as comets these days when it comes to films. With Wadjda, the story of a young Saudi girl's quest to buy a bike, we have a Hollywood comet sighting: It's the first full-length feature movie to be shot by a female Saudi filmmaker. That'll be the headline when it comes to almost everything you read about Wadjda, which opens today. But I think it's the little things about the film that make me want to tell everyone I know what a gem it is. 6) First of all, filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour went through hell and back to get it made. It took five years to put together the financing and shoot Wadjda—largely because al-Mansour was insistent upon filming in Saudi. This was all after she discovered the downsides of telling stories with embedded social commentary; al-Mansour received hate mail after her short film, Women Without Shadows, questioned the tradition of females covering their faces in public. 5) Because some scenes were shot in religiously conservative neighborhoods, the men and women on al-Mansour's crew couldn't all huddle on a camera truck together—they had to stay separate. Walkie read more

Don't get us wrong, the ocean-eyed Tom Mison of Sleepy Hollow is eye candy aplenty for us when it comes to the men of new fall television. But as the cute kids on those AT&T commercials say: "We want more, we want more, when you like something you want more of it." (Speaking of those, actually, the cute guy from them is joining SNL!) So here's a quick primer on the pretty male faces coming to the small screen in this season's freshman shows. Photo: NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, CW, IMDB read more

New Girl returns THIS Tuesday, which means I've been faithfully googling for a premiere trailer upon waking for about three weeks now. What took you so long, kids? Anyway, the good thing about just getting a glimpse of season three now is we have to wait only four more days to see the show. So enjoy this knowing that more is on the way—and please, pay particular attention to Schmidt's SMH conundrum and Winston's curious pants situation: So after a long summer away from Jess and Co., how are you feeling about New Girl? What do you want to see in season three? (And if you want to recall where we left off, you can find our finale recap here.) Photo: FOX read more

We've all experienced it: sometimes a movie's good and all, but it just doesn't live up to the way its trailer made your heart race. That's why I love this exact time of year: Meaty movie season is still stretched out in front of us, and everything looks great. So let's enjoy it: Here are fall's buzzy releases, ranked by how psyched their trailers get us. 21) The Fifth Estate (October 18) OMG, Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange. 20) Romeo and Juliet (October 11) I don't want to be disloyal to the Claire Danes version, but if you think I won't go see something just 'cause Ed Westwick's rocking Elizabethan garb in it, you think wrong. 19) Runner, Runner (October 4) Affleck. Timberlake. The islands. 'Nuff said. 18) Rush (September 27) Everything's big and fast and sexy in Rush. Just let Hemsworths be Hemsworths, ya know? 17) About Time (November 8) In which yet another guy falls in love with Rachel McAdams at first sight and we still manage to like her. 16) The Book Thief (November 15) Yep, already in love with Sophie Nelisse as Liesel in this candelit preview. 15) Her (December 18) I'm pretty sure Joaquin Phoenix read more

When it came to Happy Endings getting axed, we at Obsessed protested until we were blog-hoarse, until after most devoted fans had given up, shuffling home and giving us looks like Dude, come on, it's over. And, yes, it is over, and I miss the show already. Luckily, now that the official mourning period has passed, Happy Endings' sensational six are all lining up stuff so exciting that I'll soon be receiving the other kind of stares I usually get: Dude, come on, it hasn't even happened yet. Calm down. But look how exciting! Damon Wayans Jr. will star opposite Jake Johnson in Let's Be Cops on the big screen—and also on the small screen on New Girl. He's set to reprise his pilot role of Coach in an arc this season. Zach Knighton, meanwhile, will star in the dark comedy Teddy Bears, along with Community's Gillian Jacobs. Then there's the Kerkovich sisters. When it comes to newlywed Elisha Cuthbert (she married NHL star Dion Phaneuf in July!), all you want to hear is whether she's returning for the 24: Live Another Day sequel series, right? Nothing official has been announced yet, but I feel like the odds are in read more

Perhaps it was because his untimely demise was blown for me a few weeks before the episode aired (word to the wise: searching for Downton GIFs can lead to spoilers via U.K.-fan creations), but Matthew's death on Downton Abbey was nothing compared with Sybil's when it came to my TV grief. I think I literally screamed "NO" while looking to the sky, without a trace of irony. I've missed Jessica Brown Findlay on the show since. Which is why I'm so excited to tell you that she's in talks to join Frankenstein, an interpretation of the classic tale told from the view of Igor, Victor's assistant. Daniel Radcliffe will play Igor, and Sybil—ahem, Jessica—will play a trapeze artist who captures his heart after he saves her from injury. I mean, look how cute they are together! Why didn't I think of this? I do believe this puts them right at the top of our movie couples we cannot wait to watch list—but while we're on the topic of inventing chemistry, who would you love to see play on-screen boyfriend-girlfriend? Photo: Splash News, Fame/Flynet read more

Jimmy Fallon has put me on the floor laughing with his Glee and Downton Abbey parodies before—but at a full 12 brilliant minutes, this tribute to Breaking Bad is truly Late Night's Sistine Chapel of TV spoofs. It's everywhere today, and with good reason: A.D. Miles as Hank is unreal (he nails his voice, and where did they find that striped shirt?), Higgins gets the "bitch" lines, and you might recognize a few unruly, pizza-tossing audience members. Ladies, I give you Joking Bad: I feel like Jay Leno just loves Jimmy and can't help being a good sport, you know? P.S. Click here for deets on the Bad spin-off, which is officially going forward! Photo: NBC/YouTube read more

Fellow Breaking Baddies, our prayers have been answered: AMC is moving ahead with the Breaking Bad spin-off starring Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman. The working title is Better Call Saul. Of course it is! And it's a loose prequel to Bad, in the sense that it focuses on Goodman long before he became Walter White's go-to legal eagle (and, according to last week's episode, the local celebrity who can turn Walt Jr. totally starry-eyed). I think this is a genius play because—I mean, take TV out of it altogether for a second—if you ever observed someone like Saul parading his personality around at the deli or the DMV, wouldn't your first thought be Good lord, I wish I could see how this person got this way? Now, we'll get to. This makes the Bad endgame for Saul all the more high-stakes—I cannot wait to see where he ends up. And jeez, what then? My mind is racing with the possibilities: Saul at college, constantly mouthing off and getting punched by frat boys! Saul getting his heart broken by his first love, a big-haired girl from Jersey! Saul with his first cell phone, a Clueless-style number! Saul in his disco phase! read more